Charlie “The Cannibal” Campbell says his focus will be locked on one man when he makes his professional mixed martial arts debut at the Tropicana in Atlantic City later this month — the one standing directly across from him in the Octagon, the one who wants to inflict pain on him.

Voters approved the East Rockaway School District's $40.2 million budget for 2019-20 and elected challengers Kristen O'Hagan and Peter McNally to the Board of Education over fellow challenger Theresa Devlin and incumbent Kristin Ochtera.

Alex Dinelaris Jr. recalled that when he was a child, he often snuck across Maxwell Street in East Rockaway into the Criterion Theatre, where he watched a movie on repeat for hours. Now, at age 51, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter is returning to his roots for his directorial debut.

Lynbrook School District officials will soon award contracts for some of the projects that will be covered by the $28.9 million bond that voters approved in October 2017, which will fund many upgrades and repairs at all of the district’s buildings.

The baseball program at East Rockaway High has enjoyed a multitude of success throughout its history. In fact, just a year ago the Rocks captured county, Long Island, and regional titles, and advanced to the state semifinals.